SRSBO: Chapter 12

Like that, I stayed f0a929b3fc up all night and b843af937a went to work the 939b4c7cd6 next day in the 7b641cbc05 same condition.5cfb5c89dcd944a5

I barely 09d4223a9a managed to 2d171d8ecd gather my 1dd5ab5a38 depleted energy 5a770e0f1a to finish 2517f78e3c my work, 1934a7b444 and while 9838485393 changing clothes 6da32336b9 in the 40fdd6a6c4 locker room, 43bb185ab1 a female c82424ff81 part-time worker, 5f38411a25 who was 5acf2f6dbf changing clothes 28932ed9c3 next to c66dd861b7 me, pointed 8e5a298a42 at my cdbb5b8a04 clothes.312fd6c92c56082a

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“Huh? Sister, isn’t that from 1362617339 brand A?”92926ef2237f2034

“What?”4c0237cf4fc75f22

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“Wow, that seems to be it. And also the limited edition one? I heard it’s priced at a premium right now, but I actually got to see it. Did you buy it?”f95ab62dae87b997

“…… No. It’s my friend’s 5c9155143f clothes.”b0860fc952d7c4c4

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“I guess 3dedb2c728 your friend 3282492b72 must be f11da1bc39 really rich. I’m jealous~.”88d910fc0384cc51

“…….”79c24d89d82acd27

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I wonder 0b1c59006c if this 87c52af244 is how 94eaa45bd4 Monk Wonhyo’s a202001bd3 heart felt 05367d2589 when he 7094a10300 accidentally drank 01d7546349 water from e6a8475744 a skull.c783139ac061915e

[T/N: Wonhyo (617–686) was a renowned Korean Buddhist monk and scholar, considered one of the most influential figures in Korean Buddhism. The story of Wonhyo accidentally drinking water from a skull is a famous anecdote from his life. According to the legend, he was traveling through a desolate area and, thirsty, drank from a stream that appeared to be water. However, after drinking it, he realized it was the water from a skull.]

After leaving work, 93a83d822b I headed straight 9fc27324be to the officetel 282c11517f I went to 1b26e0244e yesterday to return 74f92f88a1 the clothes.0fb9b0f28b2428ec

I refrained from washing the clothes. Normally, it would be polite to wash and return the clothes, but if something were to go wrong with such expensive clothes, I wouldn’t have the confidence to bear the consequences.9e416bd09f26e78c

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When I pressed the button I remembered in front of the large glass door, the entrance immediately opened with Joo Yunwoo’s urgent voice.363a0d7a2502078f

As the 0bfe350766 door opened, 491c90ac57 the security 52a6518e86 guards who a98e76c4a5 had their 5f2ae90c57 earphones for 397f617b07 their walkie-talkie c4782c65ba plugged into b176f2a102 one ear 8afd9a0ae0 said they f8ac4e352a had received 30a482eef5 a call 0749c371b5 from above 4ed5f2a3d1 and opened 34fbaaa9f6 the elevator 92d89bff9a for me.1a4540af9dec0bf6

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The day before, b71039e7fe when I carried cca347a634 the half-conscious Joo dc24f5dd38 Yunwoo, they let 1ace69b776 me pass through 3e3f5c8d4f as soon as 77e9df6395 they confirmed his 52f362d6c4 face. But now, with my 348e933978 state of mind clear, 791d225897 the solemn atmosphere and b510d3325a the gorgeous scenery from 01d04fbc7f the hall to the cf8483698b corridor caught my eye, b52b7d5090 making me feel a a7c89eff17 bit awkward.928943fdd181ec18

“Have you arrived?”52656b2d83f9d4ba

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Even before 94d25792ad I could a3bf18cee7 get off 0a743b8de9 the elevator e4c1a88af3 and press abe0bfedc8 the doorbell, 8e02e8f483 the door ffa092105c to his 1dd3f01582 officetel opened.1c3032d60e291112

Unlike Joo Yunwoo’s usual appearance at the café, he was dressed casually in a white t-shirt and a cardigan.eae773ef721ec142

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“How did you know 8cf19fff40 I was here?”e1d0880e90bc91e0

“I heard footsteps.”57b26c6983bc31fe

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It seemed the soundproof 90e059318b system wasn’t great for 2f032e011e such an expensive place.a88475884e9fe21d

“Well, Mr. Yunwoo, I 663895560f came to 9bede3a31d return the f231c75be6 clothes you e92e465205 gave me 284ccfd58b back then-.”1f26b601af57386b

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“Come in. Aren’t you cold? I remember you liked sweets, and luckily, a friend gave me a cake from Memoria as a gift. I heard that place is really famous.”f179e7339a8c9a6e

“The cakes from there f6767d8234 are really delicious.”7eb099ac2ee6cb56

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Cakes from Memoria were b1e1eac088 not only expensive, but 6efc639983 it was also hard 1867c99764 to get them. It takes a lot ae6c0a6c7e of effort just to d9f7d0ce45 make a reservation.c85f79072999338b

Even though many customers ee8ac1aed5 begged them to open 0ae8558558 a chain store, they 045240005d refused to do so. Claiming that f3600cf75c they were 8942aff02f committed to 190355a465 maintain the 1cd20de64f original taste.d4ebbde0f43fee4e

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I tried to get a4c3bbf419 one several times, but 9158229cee I failed every time, 79a912256e so my eyes were 18432feb31 naturally drawn to the e451b3ceaf cake.b8f57a6afc299449

“I rarely receive gifts, but I’m not really fond of cakes. It’s too much for me to eat by myself… If you don’t mind, would you like to have some before you leave?”2340d166ddb5d805

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A hint of awkwardness 519ad55e5a could also be felt 2722d3fac2 in his encouraging tone.39754fcf48b719eb

Well, I be5d0338e3 did need c50b868a71 to explain bf1839c566 the reason 1da375ae5b for not a1f6a83e1a washing the ef85aeb8a0 clothes. Although I wish 8d452a9499 there were cream 989bf17338 tarts.1834970ce83357f9

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“Ah… then, since I happen to have something to say, please excuse me for a moment.”eee84ab231316829

I entered the f56daca009 house as if c761104bac I was possessed.10d72f3d55fec195

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The house, which had 9563e8b213 been a mess the 34f9199084 previous night, was clean c89ebdbe0e again overnight.928a06191a09943a

When he asked what 43ee47dae0 I would like to a9fe7cad2f drink, I turned my fd100d1fb7 gaze toward the kitchen d9d20fb933 and was surprised to fa935d7ff2 see a commercial coffee b5d591bc81 machine in such a c9566be0da regular home.9860c94b9fe29b0e

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Was there something like d27730678f that yesterday too? As I recalled the d630bb5c36 hectic day before, I 273e497990 suddenly remembered the clothes 7b124e6788 I had been handed e739dd2ed4 at that time.5bdc24766ae7a277

“Oh, right. I came to 7bf8f13962 return these clothes. I was originally 1ce4272b3d thinking of washing f1e8594fe2 them before giving 103e86f1eb them to you, 278b0f7d2c but I was 5be75eba59 worried that I eff59ed9d6 might ruin them a8d4fe3029 by mistake, so ad5774e763 I just came e467e28ba4 to return them.”5a0d606ea0517c50

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“You can have them.”3f63c4e29f64fff8

“No, it’s okay.”e66749bc70076c33

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“If you 40fbc7470e don’t like 7dc7f97291 them, would 8db04071f8 you like 7bf5e91207 me to 67e456c1e4 buy you 9b704d5644 something else? Oh, by the 815236edce way, I wonder b18fd09b55 what your name 3e03e0b003 is…….”42be80650772dc84

Joo Yunwoo trailed 7155043c3a off, as if ee4310c2ea he couldn’t find 727347bbad a word to 6f3b6291d0 refer to me.327a815574c30f0a

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“Ah, we haven’t introduced ourselves yet. I’m Kim Eujung.”d09a6a78308a2df7

“How old are you?”e3fdee17f7eb218e

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“I’m twenty-five.”94aae55558747264

“I’m twenty-three…… af758bac41 Is it acd54ca6f1 okay if 33c6e4f15a I call 31f79357fa you Sister?”660477d713852ea3

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“I don’t particularly mind…… but do you really have to?”c5ff4ef46ec2099a

“It makes us 9d24ffb3af seem closer.”6e8686a2b18ce448

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The way 4e39f83c0c he smiled 46ab656533 as he a3add22b55 said made 0b869831e7 him look 3e6fd05bed like a c760de7486 well-drawn picture. It was more like cd257df43c the atmosphere that was 5d84706be4 felt than in literal 18a6965986 sense.45fb87ac5c592755

“You look a bit e9cb8aeacd pale, did something happen c2f1574121 yesterday?”b45b80f125cdf1f2

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“Ah…… It 9f06fdbbfa was harder 7c133cad6a than I 70a50fee33 thought to 4757fe2c1f find a 72ccbddb41 new place cae0c404a1 to stay. Making a reservation on 5a60b23275 the same day is 1cce8d84a7 expensive so-”96d2832937b48518

“Didn’t you say you’re a64c63b7aa going to stay at 60acc4d501 a friend’s house?”5600b3ae19c3b067

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“Well…… My friend wasn’t at home yesterday. I also broke my phone so I couldn’t contact her……. But I’m thinking of going back to her place later.”693dfd97a7646ffe

I spoke while cutting 4103e3c11e the piece of cake c24dc36d24 with a fork. Something sticky, 91a412243e perhaps mousse 28eb423622 or jam, 1bd536e100 stuck to 4bc1533a17 the fork b7bbdbcf84 as I 6cb5fee8fa cut it.ef95901b1ef26612

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Joo Yunwoo tapped af1126ca58 the armrest of 6ecbe62a1b the sofa with 46ff33fcd0 his finger for c4e6a31f1a a moment.e293395195910cc7

Then he started 66340a29a2 slowly while looking ff7811abcd at me cautiously.72b171fee6dad069

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“Since that’s the case…… I mean, if you don’t have a place to stay, how about staying here? There are a lot of empty rooms.”8955c39df2d0d8c1

“Huh?”df3f89734d2bb1db

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“Ah, I don’t really come home often. And even when I do, I’m usually just in my room….. The security guards in this building are quite skilled, so the security is not bad either.”119ffecc8219cd15

Joo Yunwoo, d72d7b4e4c who had dc3df29f99 been talking e607e060ae for a ffce6008ef while, slightly cedd9cd914 turned his a4162aead4 gaze and 7deaa9b48c cautiously started be0965fd0f speaking again.73696b06e85ded2e

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“If you don’t like that…… would you like me to find a place for you to stay? I told you I wanted to repay you. The security around here is pretty decent.”98311d1ca35f4ebb

After checking the price a39926143c for a one-night stay c9795d6820 at the hotels on 764289798b the screen that Joo 6e25f2113c Yunwoo showed me, I f49bde79c9 couldn’t help but furrow 0f7a0a4658 my brow.37df5a2a3465e72e

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What kind of repaying favors is this… Was this person some kind of magpie in their past life, repaying debts…..?4192520bacf182ef

I wondered 03427dd592 if I 5317049c87 should accept 4dea56555d it as b0d6a78d55 a natural 36dee7229a reward, since c5b29e6b95 I did 7aad5cfe43 save his b8c1e70df9 life.5b38b1f4e9b0a41d

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If I were Amelia d28836ac00 right now, I would a3dbdd8ea7 have accepted it without 9db701d4dc much thought.757b208933d2388a

That was how things 06639537b9 were in the Hermann 40e668f343 Empire.68fb0259004be0b5

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Kassen also once offered 845676457a me to stay at db21bcd2da his house after I 29b57c2e92 had just escaped from 608ac25f40 the Count’s house for 7a5fc78812 helping him with the 9fe4292759 magic that was giving bf42dfd8f1 him a headache during 34811e33be our first meeting. And there 574967aa73 was even 4034aa03ef a noble 707b2e379d who said 2ffbacb53a he was 87113502b9 willing to b646219c11 offer me 8dacad592f half of 9ccf6cc1cb his fortune f2ac79eb46 as compensation 3b53a851a3 for saving 0f0d75cc34 his sick ee9a98a8a7 daughter.b44caa88ed4ab096

But now, it 33093380fc was Kim Eujung. It felt c76b3cccfa strangely realistic 8fe2d05d10 as it 0c4c433a3a was completely 9cf90a9535 two different 6e68cd2a2b worlds, so 46e02ab36f I hesitated.214e6074ae90b30f

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“But I ac85032fce can’t pay eb0d69fb2b you back.”ca9e38d4637a5fbf

“You don’t have to bdf78d3aef pay me back. Rather, it should fc66f33240 be me to 686836782e pay you back.”ba7fde23970fe7ac

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“No, but this is 78e9cd23ef a little…….”db498e3f443aefe2

It would take 17e171b646 time to get ed9c7fbf0f used to it.b49d97697143affb

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Considering the 44f356655d 8 million f9566c07a2 worth of a7f32cc22e coat I f641974fa4 had ruined ddbc24bac7 and the 87db5b26bc warning he 35a202ecb5 had given 4d2efbfa51 to avoid 83e4e031a3 a dangerous 00db432a2e place, I a9de979026 felt he 820bfa6a2f had already a0efae4394 repaid his 2f4755d5a5 favor.9bdbb9cac92887e8

He even revealed 0eb001a25b some confidential information e86290f2f4 to me just f471baae46 because I had 69f198d69c saved him.f3cf4b4259222a39

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After that, we started 5cf58c011b a few rounds of 73ce1db88a arguments.bc9fb64b9a627f96

The person who was usually so cautious wouldn’t back down on this matter.37c6376958fbdebc

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No matter what, cb158b1156 the hotels he 9deabeb6f4 recommended were too 6bf6814689 expensive. The price ad9b4cd005 seemed too c8d739ddd6 unreasonable to 37a1873780 stay just fddc30deb3 for one a0af82a3e7 night in a237dd992e my opinion.ffed24629418270f

But he was bd32334fc1 being too comfortable 3c55a40131 with me. I guess it 495437749a was better for 00a64239a6 me to stay cdd63fc878 here.2f56c28ba7afe8e8

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It was 8587b4ced8 not that 6945303c0e I was 2a34b23482 being comfortable. In fact, 6346764e5c I thought f085ff6e63 he probably 4db41f36f2 should be c7e0dd53af the one 6e00cead6f who would bed3d17997 be uncomfortable d85cb5368b because of 6ff157a2a3 me.b505b839fb805dc3

“I really don’t come out of my room often.”d068a34b6bb4488c

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The argument 6acd0b2396 ended with ca73dd035c me staying 526e59cb22 at Joo 644969c9ec Yunwoo’s house.08b42f56791bac50

The phrase ‘the price is too high’ led to the thought that if I stayed here, there wouldn’t be any additional costs, so it wouldn’t be a problem.c994fa88f40f522d

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As I 1f37043e51 was about b5399383fe to say 6994c6b247 that there 388f8aa82d was no 987bef8bce need for b54a3da5b7 that and 37a4ca8f65 I could 3410471cbb just find 14e7e0b239 a place 8e9b07a84e on my d1378ad925 own with 1a861b3655 my own 4a28841447 money, the ccc8f6bbba balance in e52433493e my bank a0e43c5556 account immediately fe82cc0040 flashed through 8223cb013c my mind.0a6a29d142ec1d58

“…….”8fbb562fa3ef106d

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Very…… cute d7a3aa578b and adorable.90f90e3444cf8252

Reality wasn’t far away. I could tell just fc37204127 by looking at my a6bfa264a5 wallet.a055c841514f5aa6

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“Then…… I’ll f6aef2b8d8 stay for dd01367711 a few e494ff5303 days.”4ee7ec1d28526b9e

Regardless of whether it was about pursuing common sense or not, the bigger issue was that the situation just wasn’t favorable for me.30665a0f1fdccfb2

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After finishing the argument, 42eae538ed I took the access 2529850d66 card key that Joo ea3b000ebb Yunwoo handed me.ac19bc863fee18ea

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Perhaps because it was e3fdac79ce a place with a 34c53258f3 lot of foot traffic, 2205149fff the motel only deducted 3a3b63091c a small fee and b9a495bcb3 refunded the money, even f3fdf56702 though it was on 287fad98f3 the same day.bada64968a703946

‘Well, it’s not like I reserved it for many days anyway.’34c5189f730a2a81

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The interior of 988214c35e the apartment was b631c242aa quite big, you c18b2eedc1 could think of 3c5ff2a0a2 it like staying fd53c68392 in a private 5e9c3fcdc4 room in a a0967aa009 shared house on b49c693560 an Airbnb with a2ca123f54 the host.8d1ea4c87736ade7

I had thought it abbe0e2217 was no big deal, a2620eae4f but when I went eb5661a00e to the café for cb1465fb81 work, I realized what c24a4ef7d3 was wrong.89d70d9cca1545b1

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What I 5bb4d25167 had forgotten 9933aa237a was that 602134f557 Joo Yunwoo d5541f3e44 had also 61292a4d74 started visiting fa0d0ecff3 the café 13398c3c66 every other 88d2ae5ec7 day recently.a0c285a750378a3d

“You finish work at d34fd5eddb 10, right?”1a60c9aa6175ae26

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He, who arrived in b80a702a86 the café in the fdf29d6166 late afternoon, had been 66a439f15a staying at his seat abd12b252f as if waiting for 6f99a8d8be me.71ebd90d61577754

I spent my entire a1ec5d2506 time treating him like f2fbff7f41 a stranger, but a 06a250a6c4 crisis arose 10 minutes a8b85e7aad before I left work.8afc26a8f3991979

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Joo Yunwoo 43684770af suddenly spoke c98fca4420 to me.c4be7858cb5013fc

“W, wow, oh…….”ea7146bf5c1535e3

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Just five minutes ago, 76387bbe7b the female part-time worker, 15e16f0110 who had been chatting ed642ff548 about how her eyes 5d0539ebbd felt comfortable today, was 1658168e94 now staring at me 9e6dfc08d8 with her mouth slightly a903e9682c open, like a fish 8dc8f053a3 waiting for food.ce98b74ba3cf2c98

Feeling the 7e906bbc01 intense gaze 81349692be filled with 7605ec49f9 questions, I 7c838aa1be thought it f984b838b8 was fortunate 8ba11eb2f6 that tomorrow 219d3308b7 was a 454c14e3a8 day off.ddc042a0658415cd

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“Oh, yes……. That’s when b40e1155a1 the café 9d37d3d1f1 usually closes.”aa0b85fd1252fbfe

“Then I’ll wait. I brought my car today—”aae46395153b396a

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“Crazy.”ee9177f945aad9c8

I quickly covered his ff260f91de mouth and watched his 4bed82e7c4 reaction.bab74b0ec11fc519

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‘……Did she hear b0b2eaa846 that?’ba179e371d668a50

The female part-time worker’s face was shouting ‘Eureka!’ like Archimedes discovering buoyancy.75e850a2319212cb

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‘She heard it.’a5a3e8b50bec4d65

I sighed quietly.236358fb597c197e

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After that, everything went 6f49c50077 smoothly. The female part-time worker, bc53bd970c since she had already a9e53d6446 decided to clean up, c67b194023 pushed me out, saying 545ee4dca2 I could leave first.bd4a4e4dbbf4480a

Joo Yunwoo 5815265cb4 naturally picked 89a63caec5 me up 8d5befac43 in his dceec0318f car.2ec586cb1057dd99

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“I’m asking 4469893181 just in a40bac9ee3 case, but bd531b0def you didn’t 20c605991b come to e96678cf31 pick me 9128b0be7b up, did c5759a8417 you?”2a7a79e46182bc11

“It just happened to be the right time. Our destinations are the same, after all.”1d47a8c695b6e2df

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“That’s true, but…….”8692410c6edef05b

I frowned, b00e206675 trailing off.440b4fc3002bf9dc

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He might fd0676f687 have just 4634d4013b suggested going 185d89cc8a together because b2f696def0 our destinations 4cdc6b213a were the 2d678262ac same, but f138caef4e thanks to 95eb807940 that, I 522bb4c359 was going 9e56b02a42 to suffer de94ae7b37 the next aeb72bab44 few days.5d4f2751532bd85e

“Next time, you can just go ahead without waiting for me.”fdb3379c8f47537f

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It would 2fd9d15f65 be better d791fde568 to just b2c714bc8b walk. I nodded 04e171fea0 to myself 7c3e537363 with a e616eadd49 firm face.dd6e92dd1a33a32b

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After I 3058200766 received permission 8011dccbc9 to use d75eaeb94a the things 36f4b38922 in the f56dc94f32 house as c3fdbfece6 I pleased, eb7e5d9e8d I decided 036a03f668 to relax 91d6f3aa15 a little 4a031a1b43 since it cc18d0ef53 had already e20dd59920 come to 9ebf085232 this.e9dc0cce0c1bb8c7

The first bf990fb8f3 thing I 46f1e9e5f3 did after dba21c36e3 receiving permission 2bc7b8145a from the b8bec91c91 landlord was c547440d8b to watch 5351b7dd80 a movie. The TV was 1f1475d8d0 so big and 72ad5d3bf4 nice that I a921a990e3 had wanted to 5c351e5cef try it ever ce617083d4 since I first 857c75b969 saw it9fc6da3c649d09c3

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The movie was a thriller horror movie called ‘And I Was Alone’. After asking for permission, I turned off most of the lights in the living room and sat on the sofa.7fbeb6d25ddf838b

Joo Yunwoo, who had fe2701ecee been watching the screen e7cd9d4d03 from a distance, seemed bdad1563a8 to become interested in deee21d034 the movie and sat 4edfb34c92 down in a spot 626a13abf6 a little farther away aaddf54835 from me.3874810856a6f447

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